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Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women

  • John Swinney, Scotland's First Minister, refused to state whether he believes trans women are women during a press conference in Glasgow, citing the UK Supreme Court's definition as settled law.
  • The Supreme Court ruled that the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.
  • Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar did not answer whether they believe a trans woman is a woman at the panel discussion.
  • Alba MSP Ash Regan asserted that the Supreme Court's judgment indicated that trans women are not women, contradicting other panel members' views.
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Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women

The First Minister said only that the issue had been ‘settled’ by the Supreme Court and he accepts its judgment.

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Vox Political broke the news in on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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